Deciding what to wear

Anyone have this problem? I know some of you have large collections, I only have a collection of around 10 and I find it difficult. I normally just tend to use 3 of my favorites. There are fragrances which I like but haven't touched in years.

I sometimes free bad that its just going to waste as they aren't being worn.

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I sometimes thumb thru my collection trying to find which one that (1) fits my mood (2) fits the weather (3) fits what I am wearing (4) I haven't worn in a while (I don't like when I haven't worn something in at least a year, so I try to pick something that I haven't worn in a while).

Some days it's easy, some days I spend a minute or two. I usually wear 2 fragrances / day so I don't get bored with what I am wearing.

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Originally Posted by dougczar

I sometimes thumb thru my collection trying to find which one that (1) fits my mood (2) fits the weather (3) fits what I am wearing (4) I haven't worn in a while (I don't like when I haven't worn something in at least a year, so I try to pick something that I haven't worn in a while).

Some days it's easy, some days I spend a minute or two. I usually wear 2 fragrances / day so I don't get bored with what I am wearing.

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Normally just randomly pick. What ever my hand makes contact with before hitting the bed is what I wear the next day.

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For me, it's about the weather, what I'll be doing that day, and what I'm in the mood for. I usually make up my mind while I'm in the shower. "It's going to be cold and rainy. We're going out for happy hour after work. Hhhmmmm... sounds like a day to bust out my sample of Tom Ford Extreme." ...and that's what I'm wearing today. It's no different than how I choose what clothes to wear.

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Never really seems like a taxing decision - just wearing what I feel like results in a pretty constant rotation through my whole collection. If its a dilemma for some at least its quite a nice dilemma. Quite like Hednic's Russian roulette system!

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Somewhat of a struggle for me usually simply because there are frequently more than one fragrance that I would like to wear and choosing one means forgoing the others and that requires mental resolution. With that said, there are also times when I dont overthink this and just wing it in the morning without any second thought. Also, the weather does not play any major role in the process. Certain occasions - yes (work/office, date, club, family dinner), but climate conditions? almost never.

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My collection is not that big, so it's pretty easy to decide between the fragrances worn (hardly ever happening to become indecisive between
2-3 or even more potential SOTD). Other than that, I pretty much wear anything that I feel in the mood for and is also appropriate for a particular occasion when I wear it (provided I don't wear the fragrance at home).

Re: Deciding what to wear

Originally Posted by jhericurls

Anyone have this problem? I know some of you have large collections, I only have a collection of around 10 and I find it difficult. I normally just tend to use 3 of my favorites. There are fragrances which I like but haven't touched in years.

I sometimes free bad that its just going to waste as they aren't being worn.

See my thread about splitting your wardrobe based on seasons. Many people made great suggestions.

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Originally Posted by L'Homme Blanc Individuel

For me, it's about the weather, what I'll be doing that day, and what I'm in the mood for. I usually make up my mind while I'm in the shower. "It's going to be cold and rainy. We're going out for happy hour after work. Hhhmmmm... sounds like a day to bust out my sample of Tom Ford Extreme." ...and that's what I'm wearing today. It's no different than how I choose what clothes to wear.

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Have them all alphabetically listed on a SS...go right down the list each day no matter what the weather or my mood is. Experience each one at least once a month. Eliminates any indecision whatsoever. Like it.

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A good way to start is by cataloging them as seasonal frags for summer,winter ...etc weather wise too, rainy , cloudy ...etc
clothing wise also...tuxedo, black tie event , jeans tee shirts..etc: by now you get the idea and like this you won't feel apathy , neglectful or distant from your frags.....it helps only collecting the ones you love only and sampling other that somewhat touched you...Cheerios

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Re: Deciding what to wear

Originally Posted by magnus611

A good way to start is by cataloging them as seasonal frags for summer,winter ...etc weather wise too, rainy , cloudy ...etc
clothing wise also...tuxedo, black tie event , jeans tee shirts..etc: by now you get the idea and like this you won't feel apathy , neglectful or distant from your frags.....it helps only collecting the ones you love only and sampling other that somewhat touched you...Cheerios

Re: Deciding what to wear

Originally Posted by magnus611

A good way to start is by cataloging them as seasonal frags for summer,winter ...etc weather wise too, rainy , cloudy ...etc
clothing wise also...tuxedo, black tie event , jeans tee shirts..etc: by now you get the idea and like this you won't feel apathy , neglectful or distant from your frags.....it helps only collecting the ones you love only and sampling other that somewhat touched you...Cheerios

This is kind of what I do. Once my collection got over 50, I started getting overwhelmed. I usually take weather, occasion, mood, and company into consideration. If I'm still stuck between a couple of fragrances, then I'll go with the one I haven't worn in a while. The hard part is deciding what to do with all of the samples I've acquired (given or purchased). I'm actually thinking about doing Sample Saturdays and/or Sundays just to go through them because there might be something hiding in there that will make me want a full bottle.